2020 California Proposition 23
Proposition 23, officially the Protect the Lives of Dialysis Patients Act Initiative, is a California ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2020. The proposition would increase regulations in Californian dialysis clinics, requiring them to have on-site physicians during treatment, report data on infections that might have been caused by dialyses, seek permission from the government of California prior to closing a clinic and strengthening anti-discrimination protections for dialysis patients.
An overwhelming majority of California voters rejected this measure, by a margin of 63% to 37%, a margin of 26 percentage points.
Background
Among other regulations, discrimination against patients on the basis of the source of payment for their care would be explicitly outlawed.Last Week Tonight with John Oliver outlined many of the problems inherent in the dialysis industry in California.
Polling
In order to pass, it needs a simple majority.| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | For Proposition 23 | Against Proposition 23 | Undecided |
| September 26–28, 2020 | 588 | ± 5.4% | 49% | 23% | 28% |